Embodiment is one of my core coaching principles which has changed the lives of me and my clients. The changes have been so profound that it is a key part of my work. Because I believe you cannot fully heal unless you are fully present in the body and can actually FEEL what is going on. Many spiritual practices encourage  one to leave the body in order to ascend and reach those higher levels of consciousness. But what if this isn’t where our power lies? What if this creates feelings of spaciness and disconnection with who we really are. Why do so many people want to transcend their ego and their body? Surely as non-physical beings, we came here to experience the physical and all of the beauty that comes with being in a body?

Being physical allows us the following wonders!
The gift of Sight to look at beautiful nature and gaze into the eyes of our beloved.
Taste buds to sample the exotic and abundant fruits from our planet.
Skin which houses us into our body and allows us to feel the sensations of heat/ cold and the sensations that run through us when we touch something we love.
The sense of smell to experience the aromas of beautiful flowers, freshly cut grass and rain on a summers day.
Hearing so that we can be enchanted by the sounds of birds singing in the forest or the sound of thunder on the horizon.

Which one is your favourite?

You may think ” duh I’m already in my body” but are you really, fully?Can you say honestly right now that you are aware of every part of your body?
Can you identify your body within your environment. Can you sense what is behind/infront of you without taking your awareness away from your own body?
Are you able to sit with your emotions without reacting or trying to suppress or numb whatever comes up?
Are you accountable for your own responses and behaviours and can you feel how they manifest within your body?

The reason I ask this is that its something that a lot of people have struggled with. Our early childhood has a lot to do with this we learn what it means to be in a body and experience the world around us. If for whatever reason we felt unsafe and unurtured in our enviroment we learn how to dessociate from the world around us and create a safer world of fantasy within the mind. This defence mechanism helps to protect and keep us safe from potential threat and danger, if we are unable to feel then we wont get hurt. As we grow older we may develop psychic abilities, or a strong sense of spirituality almost forgetting that we have a body.

Another defence mechanism we can develop is to cut off feelings with the breath. if you think back to the last time you got scared and were in a state of fright can you remember what happened to your breath? Did you hold it or stop breathing? This automatic reflex shuts down our emotional state in order to keep us safe.

Breathwork is a wonderful tool to start unpacking and releasing this chronically held tension within the body. The less tension and traumatic stress within our body the safer we feel and easier it is for us to stay in the body. Once we are fully in the body we can self regulate our emotions, manifest faster, feel more motivated and self aware.

This brings us into a place of feeling joy and abundance as we are free to live our lives in all its glory!

If you are interested in working to regulate your emotions and heal from trauma. Please drop me a message to schedule a call 🙂

With Love

Alison

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